Taskwarrior – A Command line TODO Task Manager Application

The most common mistake we often do is “I don’t need to take notes. I will remember it”. Isn’t it? Indeed, it is. I am not an exception too. I have done this mistake so many times. Not anymore! Today, I found a useful command line TODO task manager application called “Taskwarrior”. It is a free and Open Source utility that manages your TODO list from the command line. It is efficient, flexible, fast, and unobtrusive tool. You can add all sorts of tasks, such as daily, weekly, monthly chores, personal goals, official-related works, family events, and manage them like a pro from the command line.

Of course, there are many GUI-based task managers, web applications available. The reason I chose this utility is I used to work on command line mostly. It helps me to get things done as quickly as possible and it keeps me organized at work and home. To put this simply, It does its job then gets out of your way. In this tutorial, I will show you how to manage your tasks effectively using Taskwarrior in Unix-like operating systems. Read on.

Taskwarrior – A command line TODO Task Manager in Linux

Installation

Taskwarrior is available in the default repositories of most modern Linux operating systems.

In Arch Linux and its derivatives like Antergos, Manjaro Linux, run the following command to install it.

$ sudo pacman -S task

On RPM based systems such as Fedora, install it as shown below.

$ sudo dnf install task

On SUSE/openSUSE:

$ sudo zypper in task

On Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint:

$ sudo apt-get install task

In case it doesn’t available in the default repositories, you can install using Linuxbrew package manager like below.

Some tasks needs to be done everyday or every week. Say for example, this command will remind me to clean the living room on Friday to be done by Saturday and Taskwarrior will remind me to do it each week

Conclusion

You know now how to add, view, manage and delete tasks from command line using Taskwarrior. As far as I tested this utility, Taskwarrior is the perfect TODO task manager for those who spend most of their time in command line. It is light weight, fast, and flawless command line utility to get things done effectively and keep you organized personally and professionally. Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed.